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Yang Gao1,2, Duanyang Zhao3,4, Lili Yu5
1College of Economics, Qufu Normal University, Rizhao, Shandong, China. koyo718@163.com.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
|January 9, 2019
Summary
Family farms adopt green control techniques (GCTs) faster than traditional households. Factors like education and perceived usefulness accelerate adoption, while male household heads delay it.
Area of Science:
- Agricultural Economics
- Environmental Science
- Sociology
Background:
- Green control techniques (GCTs) are crucial for sustainable agriculture.
- Understanding adoption dynamics is key to promoting GCTs.
- Traditional households (THs) and family farms (FFs) may differ in GCT adoption.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify factors influencing the duration from awareness to adoption of GCTs.
- To compare adoption factors between THs and FFs.
- To inform policies promoting GCT adoption.
Main Methods:
- Field survey data from 366 THs and 364 FFs in Huang-Huai-Hai Plain.
- Discrete-time cloglog model for parameter estimation.
- Comparative analysis of influencing factors.
Main Results:
- FFs exhibit significantly shorter GCT adoption durations than THs.
- Higher education, risk preference, financial status, perceived ease/usefulness, and extension services reduce adoption duration.
- Male household headship prolongs adoption duration.
Conclusions:
- Adoption of GCTs is influenced by individual, household, and external factors.
- FFs demonstrate quicker adoption pathways for GCTs.
- Targeted interventions can accelerate GCT adoption across farm types.
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